narcotic

英 [nɑː'kɒtɪk] 美 [nɑr'kɑtɪk]
  • adj. 麻醉的;有麻醉作用的;催眠的
  • n. [药] 麻醉药;镇静剂;起麻醉作用的事物

助记提示


1. Narcotine:【药物】那可丁、那可汀、鸦片宁(镇咳药)。
2. narc- (谐音“老嗑、老瞌”)---老是瞌睡、老是嗑药。

中文词源


narcotic 致幻的,催眠的

来自narcotic,麻醉。

英文词源


narcotic
narcotic: [14] Greek nárkē meant ‘numbness’. From it was derived the verb narkoun ‘make numb’, which in turn formed the basis of the adjective narkōtikós ‘numbing’, which passed into English via medieval Latin narcōticus and Old French narcotique.
narcotic (n.)
late 14c., from Old French narcotique (early 14c.), noun use of adjective, and directly from Medieval Latin narcoticum, from Greek narkotikon, neuter of narkotikos "making stiff or numb," from narkotos, verbal adjective of narcoun "to benumb, make unconscious," from narke "numbness, deadness, stupor, cramp" (also "the electric ray"), perhaps from PIE root *(s)nerq- "to turn, twist." Sense of "any illegal drug" first recorded 1926, American English. Related: Narcotics.
narcotic (adj.)
c. 1600, from Middle French narcotique (14c.) or German narkotisch and directly from Medieval Latin narcoticus, from Greek narkotikos (see narcotic (n.)). Related: Narcotical (1580s).

双语例句


1. They use opium as a sedative, rather than as a narcotic.
他们把鸦片用作镇静剂而不是毒品。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Opium is classed under the head of narcotic.
鸦片是归入麻醉剂一类的东西.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Opium is a narcotic drug.
鸦片是麻醉剂.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. He appears to be high on some sort of narcotic.
他看起来飘飘欲仙,像是吸食了某种毒品。

来自辞典例句

5. No medical worker is allowed to prescribe any narcotic drug for him/herself.
医务人员不得为自己开处方使用麻醉药品。

来自辞典例句

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